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title: "Hidden Costs | Termotray Technical Library"
description: "How to identify and measure the losses caused by inadequate packaging: part damage, rework, particle contamination, and freight paid to ship empty space."
url: "https://www.termotray.com.br/en/library/category/hidden-costs"
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# Hidden Costs

How to identify and measure the losses caused by inadequate packaging: part damage, rework, particle contamination, and freight paid to ship empty space.

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- [Specify It Right 4](https://www.termotray.com.br/en/library/category/specify-it-right)
- [Hidden Costs 1](https://www.termotray.com.br/en/library/category/hidden-costs)
- [Line Organization 2](https://www.termotray.com.br/en/library/category/line-organization)
- [Automation & Part Revisions 1](https://www.termotray.com.br/en/library/category/automation-and-revisions)
- [Smart Sourcing 2](https://www.termotray.com.br/en/library/category/smart-sourcing)

Hidden CostsOctober 22, 2026

## [Technical cleanliness and packaging: why cardboard is being pulled from the line](https://www.termotray.com.br/en/library/technical-cleanliness-packaging)

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